Mia Couto Quotes

“Listen, and you will realize that we are made not from cells or from atoms. We are made from stories.”

“-Back there our sun doesn't speak.-Where's "there," Miss Marta?-Back there, in Europe. Here, it's different. Here, the sun moans, whispers, shouts.-Surely-I commented delicately-the sun is always the same.- You're wrong. There, the sun is a stone. Here it”

“After us, there was no more world to receive anyone.”

“Mia: I was sixteen when I first realized my mom was more concerned about my appearance than I was… I’ll be talking to my mom and realize she hasn’t heard a word because she’s studying my face to see if the foundation I’m using is a good match for my skin tone.”

“... I somehow got the idea that oak floors were located exclusively in New York City. This came chiefly from watching Woody Allen movies. I wanted to live someplace that looked like Mia Farrow's apartment in 'Hannah and Her Sisters' (little did I know that it was Mia Farrow's apartment). To me, this kind of space did not connote wealth. These were places where paint was peeling and the rugs were frayed, places where smart people sat around drinking gin and tonics, having interesting conversations, and living, according to my logic, in an authentic way.”

“The only pleasing thing in life is pain. Pain creates pleasure, but not in the literal way.”

“I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.”

“I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger.”

“We all have scars, Mia; they are supposed to make you stronger, not paralyze you.” ~Cole”

“Because I fuckin' love you Mia...That didn't come out exactly as I'd planned, but it is the truth. I'm in love with you...”